The Chronology of Words and Phrases: A Thousand Years in the History of EnglishKyle Cathie, 1999 - 269 pages "Throughout history, events great and small have left their mark on the way we speak. Starting from 1066 and working through to the modern-day green movement, with a nod towards the invention of playing cards, the California Gold Rush and the first recorded blizzard along the way, The Chronology of Words and Phrases links hundreds of words and phrases with the historical upheavals and minor social changes which gave them life. A words book for historians and a history book for wordsmiths, it will have pride of place in any book lover's collection." --Book Jacket. |
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Page 129
... American bird turkey cock , too . Whether the English were ignorant of the New | World origin of the bird or whether they were under the impression that the not dissimilar African and American birds were related species , is not known ...
... American bird turkey cock , too . Whether the English were ignorant of the New | World origin of the bird or whether they were under the impression that the not dissimilar African and American birds were related species , is not known ...
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... American words : MOOSE - This animal was hunted by tribes in the northern forests . Captain John Smith , one of the original leaders at Jamestown , wrote accounts of the colony and life in Virginia , in which he defined the creature as ...
... American words : MOOSE - This animal was hunted by tribes in the northern forests . Captain John Smith , one of the original leaders at Jamestown , wrote accounts of the colony and life in Virginia , in which he defined the creature as ...
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... American proverb of independence and responsibility let every man skin his own skunk . The use of skunk in colloquial American English to denote ' a detestable person ' ( a term which is sometimes used in an affable way ) dates from ...
... American proverb of independence and responsibility let every man skin his own skunk . The use of skunk in colloquial American English to denote ' a detestable person ' ( a term which is sometimes used in an affable way ) dates from ...
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The Chronology of Words and Phrases: A Thousand Years in the History of English Linda Flavell,Roger Flavell No preview available - 2001 |
Common terms and phrases
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